thunderclap headache

A thunderclap headache is a very sudden onset headache, and often described as being hit in the head with a baseball bat (cricket bat etc... presumably feel similar). Often it is described as the 'worst or first' headache and 'explosive' when severe.
Classically it has been seen as a symptom of subarachnoid hemorrhage, however numerous other conditions can present in this fashion. These include:
- aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
- perimesencephalic hemorrhage
- parenchymal intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)
- cerebral venous thrombosis
- pituitary apoplexy
- carotid or vertebral dissection
- reversible cerebral vasoconstrictions syndrome
- intracranial infection
- colloid cyst foramen of Monro obstruction
- posterior fossa embolic event
Siehe auch:
- Subarachnoidalblutung
- reversibles zerebrales Vasokonstriktionssyndrom
- Apoplex der Hypophyse
- perimesencephalic haemorrhage
- zerebrale Venenthrombose
- parenchymal intracranial haemorrhage (ICH)
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